Earth-Like Planets Found

[Doum]

Look very promising

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 140957.htm


"This appears to be the best example our team has found yet of Earth-like planets in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star," Boss said.

[bystander]

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 04#p197504

[Ann]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 140957.htm wrote:
Kepler-62 is one of about 170,000 stars observed by the Kepler Space Telescope, with a mass about 69% of that of our Sun.

"This appears to be the best example our team has found yet of Earth-like planets in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star," Boss said.

To me, a star with a mass about 69% that of the Sun isn't very Sun-like.

But I am of not denying that the planets have been found within that star's habitable zone.

ann

[orin stepanek]

http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/